| PRTG Tool Makes It Easy To Monitor Bandwidth |  |
| A report from a CIO of a hospital on experience with how to make data-based arguments on the need for more bandwidth. Suggests a tool called PRTG (free) that allows a user to quantify bandwidth data. Goes through some screen shots of the software... |  |
| Parents As Partners | |
| The role of parents in education is shifting, along with the traditional family structure of the United States. The authors discuss the importance of family support and offer strategies for building the relationship between teachers and parents. | |
| Partnering For Success: IT And AT Together (PDF) | |
| This article discusses the relationship between general and special education technology that, when used together, can encourage a positive school culture and technology-rich environment. The author includes input from approximately 20 national, state, and district leaders with insight into Instructional Technology (IT) and Assistive Technology (AT) about the benefits and challenges they have faced in trying to forge this relationship. | |
| Pedagogy Technology Integration Rubrics (PDF) | |
| A rubric to self-assess proficiency in various aspects of instruction, assessment, and effective integration of technology | |
| Peer Coaches' Spark Technology Integration | |
| For teachers to integrate technology effectively into their instruction, administrators must provide high-quality professional development balanced by continual support. Schools, districts, and states that offer professional development in conjunction with "peer coaching" as a means of providing this support have shown a significant increase in technology integration and, ultimately, student achievement. | |
| Peer Coaching Program | |
| The Peer Coaching Program is designed to train teacher leaders to serve as peer coaches for colleagues. As coaches, these teachers will assist their peers in identifying ways to enhance standards-based instruction and to offer their students engaging, technology-rich, learning activities. In doing so, peer coaches will help their colleagues to develop the necessary technology skills and instructional strategies needed to integrate technology into teaching and learning. | |
| Perceived Educational Technology Needs Survey | |
| This is a survey that a CTO could distribute to teachers to solicit feedback from them about "their own perceptions of technological needs with respect to specific responsibilities and working situations." Their answers could provide the data/feedback that a CTO could refer to when making leadership decisions. | |
| Planning And Conducting Professional Development That Makes A Difference (PDF) | |
| This document outlines a step-by-step approach to planning and conducting effective professional development. The guidelines cover planning, coordination, implementation, and follow-up of professional development. | |
| Planning Guide For Maintaining School Facilities (PDF) | |
| Guide aims to help school facilities managers plan for efficient and effective operations. | |
| Planning Into Practice, Resources For Planning, Implementing, And Integrating Instructional Technology (PDF) | |
| The intent of this publication is to support schools as they connect the vision they have for technology and student learning with the tasks they need to accomplish in order to achieve their vision. | |
| Planning Professional Development | |
| This checklist is a resource within an NSBA education leadership and technology toolkit. It is a checklist of what to consider when planning professional development for staff, such as equipment, money, sources of information, needs of the staff, issues with adult learners, and ongoing support. | |